1993 New Zealand electoral reform referendum

1993 New Zealand electoral reform referendum
6 November 1993 (1993-11-06)
Chose one proposal
"I vote for the present First Past the Post system as provided by the Electoral Act 1956"
"I vote for the proposed Mixed Member Proportional system as provided by the Electoral Act 1993"
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 1,032,919 53.86%
No 884,964 46.14%
Valid votes 1,917,883 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,917,883 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,251,403 85.19%
Results by electorate

An electoral reform referendum on whether to replace the first-past-the-post voting system with mixed-member proportional representation was held in New Zealand on Saturday, 6 November 1993, in conjunction with that year's general election. The "Yes" side prevailed with 53.86% of the vote.

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